(H) Salkantay Trek 05 Days (Group Tour)

Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco – Mollepata – Soraypampa

Stop At: Casa Salkantay Museo Restaurant, 5 minutos from plaza de Mollepata, highway to Soraypampa, Mollepata Peru
It starts with the pick up of the hotel in Cusco 5:00 am and transfer it in tourist mobility to the village of Mollepata where we will have a stop to have breakfast and introduce our team who will accompany us throughout the trek, then we will move to Marqoq 'Asa where the walk begins to the viewpoint where we can see 02 valleys (valley of Mollepata, Marqoq'asa) then continue to walk to Soraypampa where we will have a well-deserved lunch and then ascend for 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach the Humantay lagoon located 4220 meters above sea level. After appreciating this beautiful place we will descend to Soraypampa.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camp

Day 2: Camp from Suyroccocha to Challway (Chaullay)

Stop At: Salkantay Trail, Peru
Today, after a delicious wake, a glass of hot Coca tea is served in its stores to relieve the cold morning. We prepare all our equipment to start this beautiful day of trekking to the Salcantay pass and the experience in the cloud forest and the day of the subtropical forest.

The second day you will have more hiking trail than on foot. While you work a little harder to get to the top, the views at the top are even more amazing than we can see. Then it is a pure descent path with full stones, descending to an area of tropical forest more within reach at the end of the Salkantay mountain.
Duration: 9 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camp

Day 3: Challway to the "Playa" camp

Stop At: Salkantay Trail, Peru
It is a beautiful mountainous landscape in the morning, today is a natural green trail and reach to the beach; with some river that are tributaries of the main river of the Sacred Valley of the Incas "Urubamba River" and most of the time we will be near the white river of Salcantay finding in our walk a lot of wild strawberries "both sides of the path, of course if it is the season ", there are a lot of wild flowers, orchids, some birds, fruit passions, avocados, coffee plantations, bananas, pineapples, etc. The walk will last approximately 5 hours; the camp is in the settlement of La Playa.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camp

Day 4: Llactapata - Aguas Calientes (Machu picchu)

Stop At: Hot Springs (Aguas Calientes), Signposted from main square, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu Peru
We left La Playa very early in the morning to avoid the humid blow of the sun, to do a little trekking towards our last step of the whole trip. Today we follow the original Inca Trail from Lucmabamba to the Llactapata Pass, crossing the Santa Teresa Valley with a variety of landscapes (green nature and a quiet Inca trail). Upon reaching the ruins of Patallacta, we have the first view of Machu Picchu and all the Andes mountains in the area that are incredible views. We also explored the Llactapata Incan site. Then we descend through lush forests of bamboo and coffee (Valle de Aobamba) along a path back to Hydro (two hours of extreme descent to the riverbank). From the Aobamba river, the road to Hydro is easy to walk to the village of Aguas Calientes "the last two and a half hours we followed the train track".
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camp

Day 5: Machu Picchu

Stop At: Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Peru
Breakfast and early transfer to go to the tourist bus to Machu Picchu, the trip takes about 30 minutes. During the trip we will have an incredible view of the landscapes of the Sacred Valley of Urubamba, and the Amazon rainforest that gives you a small indication of how much Peru has to offer. Upon arrival in Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas" will have a nice guided tour to visit the Main Square, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Sun Mark "Intiwatana", the Royal Quarter, the Temple of the Three Windows and several cemeteries, then at the right time. We will go down to the town of Aguas Calientes to take the train that will take you back to the village of Ollantaytambo and then we will take the mobility to Cusco City.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.